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Dec 1, 2009
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Synonyms for far

Noun

1. Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, ALIR, Former Armed Forces, FAR, Interahamwe, terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
usage: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"

Adjective

1. far (vs. near), cold, faraway, far-off, farther, farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost, further, farther, distant, remote, removed, distant, remote, removed, off the beaten track(predicate), out-of-the-way(prenominal), outlying(prenominal)
usage: at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
2. far, long (vs. short)
usage: being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
3. far, right (vs. left)
usage: being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse"
4. far, immoderate (vs. moderate)
usage: beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"

Adverb

1. far
usage: to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together"
2. far
usage: at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"
3. far
usage: at or to a certain point or degree; "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument?"
4. far
usage: remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"
5. far
usage: to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very far"
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